Rang Dong-hyeon

Rang Dong-hyeon (22 June 1978-) was a General of the Korean People's Army of North Korea.

Biography
Rang Dong-hyeon was born on 22 June 1978 in Kusong, North Pyongyan Province, North Korea. His grandfather was a veteran of the "Fatherland Liberation War" (the Korean War), and Rang came from a military family. He enlisted in the Korean People's Army and rose through the ranks under Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un, who promoted young officers in the KPA to replace older officers who believed that Kim Jong-il's succession was not as powerful as Jong-il himself. Dong-hyeon was given command of the North Korean 2nd Artillery Regiment in 2011 and the North Korean 1st Army in 2015, and his unit was prepared to fight South Korea if needed.